Big Sky Electric is an award-winning, design-build contractor that constructs, renovates, and expands water and wastewater treatment, biosolids management, and waste -to-energy facilities throughout Southern California. For more than 18 years, we have delivered complex, mission critical projects through a collaborative, client focused approach that emphasizes safety, quality, innovation, and long-term community impact. Our teams combine field expertise with technical excellence to build facilities that protect public health and the environment.
Essential Functions:
The estimator will assist Project Mangers in all aspects of the bid/estimating process from the review of plans and specifications, estimating material cost and craft labor productivity, soliciting and negotiating prices from subcontractors/suppliers through the completion of the bid/estimating effort for a variety of water/wastewater treatment and infrastructure projects.
Responsibilities:
Perform detailed electrical takeoffs from:
Measure & Quantify:
Qualifications:
· Minimum of five (5) years construction experience estimating in water/wastewater or heavy civil industry.
· Design-build and Construction Manager at risk experience a plus
· McCormick Estimating Software experience desirable
· Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite (such as Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.) as well as use of the internet
· Have a basic understanding of all disciplines of construction & sequence of construction
· Develop relationships with General Contractors and Clients
· Identify cost associated with the General & Special Conditions
· Develop estimates that can be used to develop budgets & schedules
Apply productivity factors specific to:
o Complicated projects
o Confined spaces
o Phased shutdowns and bypass pumping
o Compressed schedules
Working Conditions:
100% of the time is spent in an office environment, working in Upland, CA or San Marcos, CA.